| Full Name: |
Percy Lorenzo Adamson |
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| Forename(s): |
Percy Lorenzo |
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| Surname: |
Adamson |
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| War: |
- South African War, 1899-1902
- World War I, 1914-1918
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Date of Birth: |
13 March 1873 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Norfolk, England |
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| Religion: |
Church of England |
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| First Known Rank: |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
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| Next of Kin: |
- John William Adamson, 9 Ellice Street, Wellington, New Zealand
- Mrs E. Adamson (wife), Cameron Road, Tauranga, New Zealand
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| Marital Status: |
- Single
- Married, 5 children
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| Enlistment Address: |
- 9 Ellice Street, Wellington, New Zealand
- Cameron Road, Tauranga, New Zealand
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| Physical Description: |
- Height: 5 foot 7.5 inches
- Eyes: Bluish grey
- Weight: 144 pounds
- Other: tattoo skull and crossbones right forearm
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| Enlistment Date: |
- 10 April 1902
- 5 April 1916
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
- 10 Contingent, A Squadron
- 16th Reinforcements NZ Mounted Rifles Brigade
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| Embarkation Date: |
- 14 April 1902
- 10 August 1916
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| Place of Embarkation: |
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Wellington, New Zealand
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| Transport: |
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| Destination: |
- Durban, South Africa (17 May 1902)
- Egypt
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
38 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
3 |
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| Other Units: |
16th Company, Imperial Camel Corps (No. 2 New Zealand Company) from 21 September 1916 |
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| Campaigns: |
Egyptian 1916, 1917 |
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| Military Awards: |
- Queen's South Africa Medal (South Africa 1902 Clasp)
- British War Medal (1914-1920)
- Victory Medal
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| Wounds and Diseases: |
May 1917 seriously ill with scarlet fever |
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| Discharge Date: |
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| Last Unit Served: |
- 1st Regiment, 10th New Zealand Mounted Rifles
- Imperial Camel Corps, 16 (New Zealand) No 2 Company
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| Reason for Discharge: |
- End of hostilities
- Discharged on account of illness contracted on service
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| Place of Death: |
Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Date of Death: |
23 April 1957 |
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| Age at Death: |
84 |
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| Year of Death: |
1957 |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Grave Reference: |
Soldiers burial L Row 11, Plot 100 |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Husband of Elizabeth nee Hazelhurst, married 1908. Father of Elizabeth b1909, Stanley b1911, Hazel b1912, Percival b1915, Evelyn b1916 |
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| Postwar Occupation: |
General labourer |
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| Additional Information: |
Moeraki then transhipped to "Mooltan" at Sydney for Suez. |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Further References: |
New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War. URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/the-south-african-boer-war/introduction |
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| Previous Military Experience: |
Opunake Mounted Rifles, Hawera (2 weeks) |